Bring on the Power!!! - Sachika Misawa's 'Unite' PV Review!

All opinions within this blog are my own. What I think about a single, PV or singer is my right, and you have the right to think how you want about it too. If you don't like it, okie dokie~ If you do then we might agree on a few things! Either way, all of our opinions are our own dearies!

Oh boy oh boy oh boy... I keep getting distracted by random online things, as well as the cuteness of my niece screaming her head off at one of my sisters talking to her. I need to learn to ignore things, or else nothing gets done!

Anyway, it seems to be Sachika Misawa Day, because my last post was about her single as well as a little bit of background on her, too. Well, because I've been lazy recently, I decided to try and find her PV today, and lo and behold, it was uploaded via some kind souls Youtube account. It was easier to find than I thought, so I was pretty happy that it had been fully uploaded, because the preview promised it to be epic, and coupled with an awesome song, I had my hopes set high for this release.

Well, they haven't fallen yet, so thank you for a splendid first impression, Sachika! You're winning plenty of points in my book... er, blog...

Much like Ogura Yui's solo debut single, Raise, Sachika's single Unite is the ending theme to an anime. Unite is the second ending theme for the anime Accel World, in which Sachika voices one of the main characters, Kuroyukihime. This is her first major anime voice role, and she has also had the pleasure of recording a song for the series, and as I said in my single review for Unite, for an anime song, this is amazing and sounds nothing like what I used to listen to back in my Otaku days. 

And luckily enough for Accel World, the producers didn't get the short end of the stick unlike Campione! did, because y'know, they got stuck with Ogura Yui and her poor attempt at singing Raise. Oops.

Well... that's what I think, at least~

Anyway, before I start babbling away on how much I (currently) love this single and how much I wish Sachika continues with her singing career, let's start off this post with a little (lies!) pic spam...

Pretty simple opening, but let's wait for it...

POW!!! Epic opening with the guitarist and the ever-so beautiful Sachika. You go girl! Way to open up a video!

-slams head down-

Loving these rotating shots. Good thing I don't get motion sickness...

Oh no, don't run away Sachika! Raise will end soon, I promise!!!

Okay, is it just me, or does Sachika look hot with this kind of girly meets rock and Idol look going on?

Also, she handles that mic waaay better than Buono did back in Zassou no Uta!!!

For some reason this countryside setting reminds me slightly of ManoEri's y Days For You, which is good, cos' I love that PV and song!

Hello! This has to be my favourite scene...

Probs cos' I get some Nanchatte Renai vibes from it, dunno why.

I want that dress!

Heck, I want Sachika!

Sachika: "Talk to the hand, the Idol don't wanna know!" -flips hair-

Girl, you so fabulous!

Oh! New location!

DAMN! That stare!!! -Turns into a puddle of Goo-

Girl, stop slouching!

Oh, we're going into some shady parts of the Idol world now...

Looks like Sachika doesn't want anybody to know that she's going into this part of town the country...

Are you on drugs dear?

Ah, damn! So it wasn't anything to do with drugs :/

Though a nice illusion to the Idol/Singing side of the video!

Smash everything up with your microphone! You know you want to!!!

I like the throw back to the single covers with the mirror.

Sachika: "There are two sides to me... my gamer side, and my regular side..."

Don't forget your Idoru side, sweety.

Oh, you are so cute! Dunno how one blogger said your nose was big :/

I love this scene! Oh man, I want that sofa!

... not the room though, too creepy... and there is a hole in the roof! -just noticed that-

Sachika: "Am I pretty?"

Yes... yes you are! You are the prettiest Seiyuu that I can think of right now!!!

DAT SMILE! <3

Sachika: "I want to be praised more than Yui!!!"

You deserve more praise, that's a fact...

Sweaty, ired Sachika is also a scarily serious Sachika...

OH MY GOD she could play as Sadako from the Ring!!!

Sachika: "This is my pet rock, I named her Ogura Yui..."

Y'know, I honestly thought that at first, that was a white rose. Dunno why :/

Sachika: "I don't want you anymore..."

Okay... bye bye rock xD

Sachika: "I want my rock back now. Give it to me."

Erm... no, Sachika, you can't have your rock back. It's hurt because of you. I called the Rock Cruelty Services because of what you did.

Sachika: "Okay..."

Good to know you hurt the rock and its feelings, girl. Good to know.

Sachika: "I can just find another rock to, er, 'love'..."

Oh, so she created the music video in her head? I do that a lot, too xD

Sachika Misawa has really impressed me with both her single and her PV. For first impressions, I am pretty blown away by how much effort was put into not only the recording, but the video itself as well. Sachika is a really good singer, and just as good a performer. Who would think that Unite is the debut single for a new Seiyuu such as Sachika?

Unite has a beautiful PV behind the song, showing Sachika as both an Idol and a regular girl who seems to be concerned and in a rush, as if she is fighting for time. Throughout most of the video, it's as if Sachika is struggling and in desperate need to get somewhere whilst she's running. She has certain looks on her face which show her desperation, fitting the mood of the song and the video and showing us what she is feeling. I was surprised that someone so new to a solo video was so good at acting already. To me, she didn't look awkward or at of place - she fit right into the video, as if she was made for filming.

Other scenes included Sachika in her Idol form, singing in a dark and dank building with a band, and another scene is showing Sachika just sitting in a part of the building, beneath a collapsed roof, on what seems to be a faded leather couch. I do quite like the scenes where she is sitting on the couch, because there are times where as she sings and moves, she looks like she is trying to reach out desperately for help, or as if she is in need of someone to help her, but I was really amazed by how she looked and how she moved in the scenes where she stood with the microphone - it was amazing how she seemed so comfortable to move so much when she was singing, and how she really got into the feel of the song. Just little things like banging her head down to a certain beat or how she swayed was really amazing to watch for some reason, and I was totally captivated by her. In fact, nearly everything about this PV had me captivated - I actually got pretty excited about the video itself early on, and no wonder - this is an incredible PV.

Sachika Misawa is an amazing performer, and she really expresses herself - she takes on the role of her character perfectly and just shows us a great performance throughout the entire video. Even when she's sitting down, I can't look away. I was so moved by the video, I didn't even want to blink in case I missed something. Now, if an Idol has you refusing to blink during a video, then they are an amazing performer. That may just be me, but for me, I found Sachika in this video absolutely brilliant, and I haven't been so moved by an Idol or a group since Fudanjuku's Kaze Ikki.

The song itself is incredible too, and I find that the video and the song go hand in hand. The scenes fit the desperation and power of the song, and Sachika's performance is incredible. It honestly makes me question how she hasn't had a single out beforehand. In fact, it makes me question how this single is for an anime!

It's incredible... the PV justifies the song, and the song is just so powerful and really enhances the maturity of Sachika's voice. I'm just so happy I came back to this song and looked for the PV, because if I didn't, I would have missed out on how great Sachika really is.

I am basically blown away - with a PV that has a little bit of a storyline, the producers made it into something great, something that fit the song. I like how they tied in certain scenes of the PV, such as the scene where she comes into the building and finds the microphone and guitars etc, hinting to how she started singing there, as well as the mirror shot which is a throw back to the covers for this single. Just these simple things hold such importance, and I think that the producers did really well. Bundle that all together with contrasting dark and light scenes as well as rotating shots, you get a pretty nice PV with one heck of a performer.

I honestly can't wait for anything else that she brings out, because seriously Sachika, you are amazing! I love you <3

Now, if you will excuse me my dears, I need to go and show my sister this video and then tell her that it is for an anime and see what she says...

I also need to tell her that this girl and Ogura Yui are from the same agency

Chiima~

PING!!! Idolminded Recommended Reading: August 5th, 2012

Power! Maturity! UNITE!!! - Sachika Misawa's 'Unite'

All opinions within this post are solely my own and no one else's. You don't have to agree with me, just don't hate me for having an opinion. Thank you~

Sachika Misawa is new for me, because I have never heard anything about her until now, though the first time I heard of her was when I found her PV preview for this song on the general Idol part of Hello! Online's forum, and I quite liked the sound of the song, but quickly put it to the back of my mind after a day or two, so when I saw the single release for this, I immediately picked it up out of many others because it was somewhat recognisable. Well, no wonder... I had seen the PV preview and my mind just told me that I knew what this one was, even after just a few listens.

 

Well, the intrigue has turned into a bit of research, so for those of you who don't know who exactly this girl is, she is Sachika Misawa,  borin in 1993 (on the 13th February) and the 2008 winner of the Kadokawa x Up-Front Style Idol Seiyuu Audition 2008 (you read correctly: Up-Front), and so she was added to Up-Front Style before that became defunct due to the departure of the staff and the Idols, and is now under the agency Style Cube, which is also the agency for StylipS and YuiKaori members. She has also been in a few Seiyuu roles before, such as a few appearences in Kaito Reinya and Yumeiro Patissiere,  however she has secured her first main role with the anime Accel World in which she voices the female lead character. This is also the anime where her song, Unite, is used as the ending theme.

I'm still a bit surprised that this girl was at one point a part of UFA, because I wasn't actually aware of her until now (well, I doubt she did much in UFA anyway, you know how lazy they can get with their Idols...), but it's good to hear that after UFA she was able to secure herself a main role in an anime (which is apparently quite popular) whilst also scoring herself a single. And that's what we are here to talk about.

Her single.

Now, as far as I know, this is her first single, but for a debut (if this is her debut) this is pretty strong. I have yet to see the PV, but right now I am liking this single a lot. Sachika's voice is strong, and she puts a lot of power into her performance, so for a first impression... this is great.

Tracklist:

1. Unite

2. Twilight

Unite

For an A-side, this is pretty awesome. Most of the time, I am used to rather lack-luster A-sides from Idols followed up by epic B-sides, but Unite is different. It's powerful and cool, it has a certain edge to it that other Idols can't really bring in their singles, and considering how powerful and mature Sachika's voice is, it was the perfect choice to give her this song.

My first impression when I heard the preview a month or two back was Wow. I loved Sachika's voice, and I really liked the sound of the song, because it was something I don't really listen to, but a song I would indulge myself in every once in a while when I wanted something with a fast pace, something that is that little bit heavier than your regular Idol music, so I'm glad I decided to go back to this single even after forgetting the preview until now, because this is an amazing song. In fact, so amazing that I can't quite believe that it's for an anime.

Seriously? It's too good for an Anime! It doesn't have that poppy, generic Anime sound to it that other ending theme's do! It's almost rockish, more so Idol-rock than real rock, but it's so much better than other songs for anime endings I have heard before, which is why it's so surprising that this song is the ending theme for an anime. Then again, I'm surprised that Sachika has a mature and powerful voice for a seiyuu. Usually, most seiyuu's as singers sound adorable, and sometimes annoying. So yeah... surprise.

Unite as an A-side is epic in my opinion, and I really like it. I love that Sachika has thrown out the cutesy Idol image and taken on that mature sound to her voice which fits this song so damned well. I love how it's different to any other Anime song I come across, because there is power, emotion and a great singer behind it. Sachika has really blown me away with Unite, because this song is perfect for her mature and powerful vocals. I can't get enoug of it, and now, I want to watch Accel World.

Then again... that's what anime songs are meant to do, right? Make you want to watch the actual anime for the song you have suddenly fallen in love with.

Twilight

Twilight is, of course, the B-side to a rather epic A-side on this single, and is a totally different affair to its sister song. It is a lot calmer and has a more gentle feel to it, and shows off that softer side to Sachika's voice, though the maturity and power is still there. I would be lieing if I said that I didn't like this song, because I do like it. Twilight is much softer, and it has a little bit of that Anime-like quality to it unlike Unite, and while I do love the A-side for not having that Anime quality to it, I do like to listen to anime songs now and again, because that is the sound that I listened to for a good five years of my life.

This song is reminiscent of my days as an Anime fan, it has that cute sound to it as well as that that gentleness which just draws you in. It's a familiar sound, so of course I'm drawn to it, though I will admit that Twilight is a lot more boring than what Unite is, and I'm pretty sure that I will get sick of it easily. But that doesn't mean that it is bad.

It's a very nice song, and I like how Sachika still brings a nice powerful performance with a calmer instrumental. It was nice to hear her calmer side, and I think that she delivered a really nice performance. She has really impressed me here, and I hope to hear more from her.

Unite is a strong single release from Sachika, as both songs show off her mature voice perfectly. I love that both songs are polar opposites, showing off that powerful side to Sachika, and then her calmer, more Idol-like side. Both songs are great, and both are memorable, and for a single that was created for the use of an Anime, it's a really strong single.

I now have a great impression of Sachika from this single, and I am so glad that I was able to watch that PV preview a while back, because it left a good impression on me then, and I was able to remember it when I found out the single had been released a week or two back. Hopefully, this won't be the end of Sachika's singing career or her career as a Seiyuu, because her talent as a singer will be wasted.

Both of the songs are worth the listen, so definitely take a look at Unite and Twilight, and see if they are to your tastes!

Now, time to debate whether I want to watch Accel World or not!

Chiima~

PING!!! Idolminded Recommended Reading: August 5th, 2012